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Kershaw Foundation Charitable Trust: 22 grants to organizations, $163,255 (tax year ended December 2025)
Kershaw Foundation Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $163,255 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $45,000 to Sail Boston in Boston, MA for general support.
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- EIN
- 046744975
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $11,819
- Grants paid
- $163,255
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202611339349101421. It reported $163,255 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sail Boston | Boston, MA | General support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esplanade Association Inc | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | General support | Environment | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Globe Santa | Taunton, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nourish Nantucket | Nantucketm, MA | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old North Illuminated | Boston, MA | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | Nantucket, MA | General support | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beacon Hill Village | Boston, MA | General support | Human services | $5,355 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uss Constitution Museum | Charlestown, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Area Church League | Boston, MA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Public Garden Inc | Boston, MA | General support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation | Nantucket, MA | General support | Environment | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for Parks and Recreation - Boston | Boston, MA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sail To Prevail | Newport, RI | General support | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tommy's Place | Falmouth, MA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Religion-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Upsilon | Indianapolis, IN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Wood Hole, MA | General support | Science and technology | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202521339349100437. It reported $187,811 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Lee Fund | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uss Nantucket Sponsorship | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uss Constitution Museum | Charlestown, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ron Burton Training Village | Hubbardston, MA | Unrestricted | $14,141 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bunker Hill Community College Student Success Gala | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Globe Santa | Taunton, MA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Area Church League | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Harborsave the Bay | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better City | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old North Illuminated | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation | Nantucket, MA | Unrestricted | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joey Fund | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tommy's Place | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | Unrestricted | Public and societal benefit | $170 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $46,100 |
| Environment | $23,200 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $12,500 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
| Human services | $5,355 |
| Health care | $1,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 |
| Religion-related | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $318,896 |
| Texas | $30,000 |
| Rhode Island | $1,000 |
| New York | $500 |
| Indiana | $500 |
| Maine | $170 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.